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1016

Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century

Decades: 960s 970s 980s 990s 1000s - 1010s - 1020s 1030s 1040s 1050s 1060s

Years: 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 - 1016 - 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021

Events

Norman knights arrive in Sicily
Canute of Denmark becomes king of England
End of the reign of Emperor Sanjo of Japan
George Tsul, ruler of Khazaria, is captured by a combined Byzantine-Rus' force, which effectively ends Khazaria's existence for the last time
Emperor Go-Ichijo ascends the throne of Japan
Battle of Neaje[?]

Births

Harold Harefoot

Deaths

Edmund II - November 30
Ethelred II the Unready, king of England

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